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EuroPrevent 2018 Research: Exercise After a Heart Attack Could Save Your Life

23 Apr, 2018 | 16:46h | UTC

Exercise after a heart attack — it could save your life, research suggests – European Society of Cardiology, via ScienceDaily (free)

Other commentaries: Regular exercise after heart attack might halve risk of death over next few years – OnMedica (free) AND It’s not too late: Exercise after heart attack cuts mortality risk – Cardiovascular Business (free) AND Remaining Active After MI May Help Stave Off Mortality – TCTMD (free)

“Becoming more physically active after a myocardial infarction halves the risk of dying within 4 years, study finds”

 


Cohort Study: Relationship between Clinic and Ambulatory Blood-Pressure Measurements and Mortality

20 Apr, 2018 | 02:02h | UTC

Relationship between Clinic and Ambulatory Blood-Pressure Measurements and Mortality – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

Editorial: The Value in an Ambulatory Blood-Pressure Registry (free)

Commentaries: Value of Ambulatory BP Monitoring Bolstered by Large Study – TCTMD (free) AND 24-hour ambulatory BP measurements strongly predict mortality – The Hospitalist (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at blood pressure measurement method and predicting risk of heart disease – Science Media Centre (free)

 


Guideline: Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes

20 Apr, 2018 | 01:53h | UTC

Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes – Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines Expert Committee (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

 


Research: Association of Repeated Measurements With Blood Pressure Control in Primary Care

20 Apr, 2018 | 01:43h | UTC

Association of Repeated Measurements With Blood Pressure Control in Primary Care – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Repeat BP Measurements in the Office Are Key, Study Highlights – TCTMD (free) AND Should Blood Pressure Measurement Be Repeated During Primary Care Visit? – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Second BP Measurement Often Brings Better News – MedPage Today (free registration required) AND Repeated BP Measures Linked to Drop in Initially Elevated BP – Physician’s Weekly (free)

 


Viewpoint: Another Nail in the Coffin for Fish Oil Supplements

20 Apr, 2018 | 01:36h | UTC

Another Nail in the Coffin for Fish Oil Supplements – JAMA (free for a limited period)

 


Systematic Review: First-line Drugs for Hypertension

20 Apr, 2018 | 01:34h | UTC

First-line drugs for hypertension – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Thiazides best first choice for hypertension – Cochrane Library (free)

“First-line low-dose thiazides reduced all morbidity and mortality outcomes in adult patients with moderate to severe primary hypertension. First-line ACE inhibitors and calcium channel blockers may be similarly effective, but the evidence was of lower quality”.

 


Systematic Review: Transradial vs Transfemoral Approach for Coronary Angiography

20 Apr, 2018 | 01:33h | UTC

Transradial versus transfemoral approach for diagnostic coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention in people with coronary artery disease – Cochrane Library (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Summary: Radial artery versus femoral artery approach for performing coronary catheter procedures in people with coronary artery disease – Cochrane Library (free)

“Transradial approach for diagnostic coronary angiography or PCI (or both) in CAD may reduce short-term net adverse clinical events, cardiac death, all-cause mortality, bleeding, and access site complications”.

 


Meta-Analysis: Baseline LDL Level and Total and Cardiovascular Mortality After LDL Lowering

20 Apr, 2018 | 01:31h | UTC

Association Between Baseline LDL-C Level and Total and Cardiovascular Mortality After LDL-C Lowering: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Patients With Highest LDL Levels Benefit Most From Lipid-Lowering Drugs – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND New Study Finds that Statins Prevent Cardiovascular Deaths – Science Based Medicine (free) AND Meta-Analysis: ‘Floor’ for Lipid-Lowering Mortality Benefits May Be Real – MedPage Today (free registration required)

“In meta-analyses of LDL-C lowering drug trials, we found that total and cardiovascular mortality were reduced only when the mean baseline LDL-C in the trial was >100 mg/dl” (from MedicalResearch.com)

 


Guideline Synopsis: Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death Risk

18 Apr, 2018 | 01:05h | UTC

Clinical Guideline Synopsis: Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Related to Ischemic and Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Original Guideline: 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for Management of Patients With Ventricular Arrhythmias and the Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death – Circulation (free PDF)

 


Perspective: Incremental Benefits and Harms of the 2017 ACC/AHA High Blood Pressure Guideline

18 Apr, 2018 | 01:03h | UTC

Incremental Benefits and Harms of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association High Blood Pressure Guideline – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: New blood pressure guidelines may make millions anxious that they’re at risk of heart disease – The Conversation (free) AND New blood pressure guidelines could put lives at risk – The University of Sydney (free)

Related: AAFP Decides to Not Endorse AHA/ACC Hypertension Guideline – American Academy of Family Physicians (free) AND The Hypertension Guideline War Is Not A Fake War – Cardiobrief (free) AND Redefining Hypertension: Assessing the New Blood-Pressure Guidelines – New England Journal of Medicine (free)

 


Review: Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death in Cardiovascular Intensive Care

17 Apr, 2018 | 20:06h | UTC

How to manage various arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in the cardiovascular intensive care – Journal of Intensive Care (free)

Source: Critical Care Reviews Newsletter

 


Cohort Study: Nut Consumption and Incidence of Seven Cardiovascular Diseases

18 Apr, 2018 | 01:04h | UTC

Nut consumption and incidence of seven cardiovascular diseases – Heart (free)

Commentaries: Nuts May Be Good for the Heart, but Are Hardly a Miracle Food – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free)

 


Meta-Analysis: Association Between Newer Antidiabetic Drug Classes and Mortality

18 Apr, 2018 | 00:56h | UTC

Association Between Use of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors, Glucagon-like Peptide 1 Agonists, and Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 Inhibitors With All-Cause Mortality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes – JAMA (free)

Multimedia (2 minute video): Association Between Newer Antidiabetic Drug Classes and Mortality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (free)

Commentary: Diabetes drug may not reduce risk of death – Imperial College London (free)

 


AHA Position Statement: Moving Beyond Atrial Fibrillation as a Binary Entity

16 Apr, 2018 | 17:45h | UTC

Atrial Fibrillation Burden: Moving Beyond Atrial Fibrillation as a Binary Entity: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

Commentary: Atrial Fibrillation beyond “All or None”: The Missing Piece in Understanding Atrial Fibrillation? (free)

Top Ten Things to Know: Atrial Fibrillation Burden—Moving Beyond AF as a Binary Entity (free PDF)

 


Cohort Study: β-Blockers Linked with Increased Mortality in Diabetic Patients

14 Apr, 2018 | 20:21h | UTC

Risk of All-Cause Mortality in Diabetic Patients Taking β-Blockers – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Beta-blockers associated with mortality risk in patients with diabetes, study finds – ACP Diabetes (free)

 


Review: Recent Advances in Managing Tricuspid Regurgitation

14 Apr, 2018 | 19:33h | UTC

Recent advances in managing tricuspid regurgitation – F1000 Research (free)

 


Review: Almonds and Cardiovascular Health

14 Apr, 2018 | 19:30h | UTC

Almonds and Cardiovascular Health: A Review – Nutrients (free)

 


AHA scientific statement: evaluation and management of right-sided heart failure

13 Apr, 2018 | 01:44h | UTC

Evaluation and Management of Right-Sided Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association – Circulation (free PDF)

Commentary: Taking the Good With the Bad – Assigning Value and Blame to the Right Heart in Cardiovascular Disease (free)

Top Ten Things to Know: Evaluation and Management of Right-Sided Heart Failure (free PDF)

 


Research: respiratory infections as triggers for acute myocardial infarction and stroke

13 Apr, 2018 | 01:35h | UTC

Laboratory-confirmed respiratory infections as triggers for acute myocardial infarction and stroke: a self-controlled case series analysis of national linked datasets from Scotland – European Respiratory Journal (free)

Commentaries: Flu and pneumonia infections increase risk of having a heart attack and stroke – European Respiratory Foundation, via Eurekalert (free) AND Do Pneumococcal and Respiratory Virus Infections Trigger Cardiovascular Morbidity? – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)

See also: related study published recently showing a similar six-fold increase in myocardial infarctions in the week following a flu diagnosis (link to abstract and commentaries).

 


Guideline: echocardiography in the cardiac screening of sports participants

13 Apr, 2018 | 01:23h | UTC

A guideline update for the practice of echocardiography in the cardiac screening of sports participants: a joint policy statement from the British Society of Echocardiography and Cardiac Risk in the Young – Echo Research and Practice (free)

Source: New Clinical Practice Guidelines, April 2018 Edition – Medscape (free registration required)

 


Cohort study: solid fuel use and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in rural China

13 Apr, 2018 | 01:20h | UTC

Association of Solid Fuel Use With Risk of Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality in Rural China – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Solid Fuels Used for Cooking and Heating Pose Cardiovascular and Mortality Risks – TCTMD (free) AND Solid fuel use linked to increased cardiovascular and all-cause mortality – 2 Minute Medicine (free)

 


Review: how to tackle congestion in acute heart failure

13 Apr, 2018 | 01:04h | UTC

Review: How to tackle congestion in acute heart failure – Korean Journal of Internal Medicine (free)

 


Cross-sectional analysis: noise exposure in workplace tied to hypertension and high cholesterol

13 Apr, 2018 | 01:03h | UTC

Cardiovascular conditions, hearing difficulty, and occupational noise exposure within US industries and occupations – American Journal of Industrial Medicine (free PDF for a limited period)

Commentaries: Noisy workplace tied to high blood pressure and high cholesterol – Reuters (free) AND Noisy Workplace Linked to Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia – Medscape (free registration required)

 


Cohort study: associations of exercise and genetic risk with cardiovascular disease

12 Apr, 2018 | 02:40h | UTC

Associations of Fitness, Physical Activity, Strength, and Genetic Risk With Cardiovascular Disease: Longitudinal Analyses in the UK Biobank Study – Circulation (free PDF for a limited period)

Commentaries: Outrunning Your Genes: Exercise Offsets CVD Events Among High-Risk Subjects – TCTMD (free) AND When heart disease runs in the family, exercise tied to lower risk – Reuters (free)

 


AHA policy statement: projected costs of informal caregiving for cardiovascular disease

12 Apr, 2018 | 01:46h | UTC

AHA Policy Statement: Projected Costs of Informal Caregiving for Cardiovascular Disease: 2015 to 2035 – Circulation (free)

Commentary: Skyrocketing Costs of CVD Will Be Amplified by Informal Caregiving: AHA – TCTMD (free)

 


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